How many parks and green spaces are in Oswestry? 5 public parks
Oswestry has 5 public parks among 40 green space sites. Green space covers 5.1% of the area: about 22 m² per resident, or 3.1 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 22 m²
- Less green space than
- 66% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 3.1
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in OswestryWhat are the largest parks in Oswestry?
Cae Glas Park is the largest public park in Oswestry, at 3.9 hectares. 2 of the 5 public parks have a name.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Cae Glas Park | 3.9 hectares |
| The Green | 1,958 m² |
What kinds of green space are there in Oswestry?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in Oswestry: 13.3 hectares. Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 13.3 hectares · 5 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 9.4 hectares · 7 sites |
| Playing fields | 7.1 hectares · 5 sites |
| Cemeteries | 5.6 hectares · 2 sites |
| Play spaces | 1.5 hectares · 10 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 1.3 hectares · 3 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 9,824 m² · 3 sites |
| Tennis courts | 4,028 m² · 2 sites |
| Bowling greens | 3,632 m² · 3 sites |
Does Oswestry have a lot of green space?
A bit less than most areas. Oswestry has 22 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 37 m² across Shropshire. Less green space per resident than 66% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| OswestryThis area | 22 m² per resident |
| Shropshire | 37 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 22 m² for every resident adds up to 3.1 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Low means the second-lowest fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
What else do people ask about Oswestry?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in Oswestry.
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- What price range do most homes sell for in Oswestry?
- What is the most expensive (and cheapest) area of Oswestry?
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 03:38 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Oswestry dataset covers 662 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.